ELPRO INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL, PUNE

Session: 2021-22
Unit Test 1
Set A

Name : Date : 24-06-2021

Class : XII Time : 2 hours

Subject: English Core Max Marks: 50 Marks

General Instructions
1) Please check that this question paper contains __7_ printed pages.
2) Please check that this question paper contains _10_ questions.
3) Please write down the serial number of the question before attempting it.
4) 15 minute time has been allotted for reading the paper. During this time the
students will read the question paper only and will not write any answer in the
answer book.
5) This paper consists of 2 parts
Part A- 24 marks
Part B- 26 marks.
6) All sections are compulsory.
7) Do not exceed the word limit, wherever specified.

PART A - 24 MARKS

Reading Comprehension- 10 Marks

Q1 Read the passage given below:

1. The analysis of handwriting has a long history—some say it goes back to Roman
times. Modern graphology began early in the 19th century when French
churchman Jean Hippolyte Michon created the first graphology ―catalogue‖
examining, for example, where letters fall on the line, their shape and the
pressure exerted. Allan Conway, a professional graphologist for 12 years says,
―Handwriting says more about you than many chosen words, simply because you
cannot hide yourself in your handwriting—it‘s not really your hand that‘s
writing, but your brain. It‘s your personality frozen in ink.‖
2. Despite public scepticism, graphology plays a covert role in British management.
Many companies use it for executive recruitment and analysis. Graphology tells
them about the candidates‘ temperaments, highlighting both weaknesses and
strengths. There are about 300 movements on an unlined A4 page of writing and

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 students must find and interpret them all. He also needs to know three things
about the writers: their sex, their age and if they are left or right-handed.
3. The principles, according to Conway, are straightforward. The baseline—
whether the writing goes straight across the page or slants up and down—helps to
determine the writer‘s state of mind. A very upward baseline shows a creative,
ambitious and outgoing person. A slightly downward one can reveal
dissatisfaction or unhappiness though it could simply be a sign of fatigue. ―A
sharp downward baseline usually indicates serious problems or illness, probably
emotional‖, says Conway, ―while a straight one is an excellent sign of emotional
stability. An irregular baseline can mean an excitable writer with poor self
discipline.‖
4. The way letters are formed and connected is important: a writer with angular
letters, for example, is often persistent and decisive. Character size can also be
significant. Larger letters tend to suggest vitality, enterprise and self reliance,
while small letters can reveal a lack of self-confidence, but are also found in
fields of research where concentration and exactness are necessary.
5. The spacing between words points to the writer‘s organizational abilities: wide
spacing suggests individuality, extravagance, self-confidence and sociability.
Even the colour of ink a person chooses can be telling. Blue may indicate
someone with no desire to be exceptional or pretentious, green likes to impress
and red to shock. Brown is often used by people who work in high-security jobs,
able to keep secrets, while black shows a demanding or forceful character who
wants to make an impression.

On the basis of your understanding of the above passage, answer the following 1x10=10
questions:

(1) The upward baseline proves that the person is……………………

a. creative
b. ambitious
c. outgoing
d. all of the above

(2) If a person uses blue colour more often, then he/she is likely to
a. be very ambitious
b. be oneself
c. be careless
d. be confident

(3) Which of the following is Not True of the handwriting?

a. Handwriting says more about you than many chosen words
b. Your brain has nothing to do with the handwriting
c. It defines your personality
d. It is not your hand that‘s just writing

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(4) Graphology examines..

a. where letters fall on a line

b. The shape of letters
c. The pressure exerted
d. all of the above

(5) The letters small in size reveal that the writer may be……………………

a. confident
b. arrogant
c. humble
d. researcher

(6) The word ‗telling‘ as used in para 5 is not similar to….

i. she was telling him how to go about it.

ii. It now telling on him, the after effects of the extended stay.
iii. This was a telling argument against the theory.
iv. Just telling the story was not a solution to the problem.
a. Only i
b. i and iv
c. Only ii and iii
d. Only iv

(7) The spacing between words indicates the writer‘s

a. forceful character
b. exceptional talents
c. organisational abilities
d. oratorical abilities

(8) The word which is synonymous with secret(para2)

a. scepticism
b. covert
c. temperament
d. none of the above

(9) Pretentious (para 5) most likely means…

a. natural
b. unaffected
c. ostentatious
d. sincere

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 (10) A sharp downward base line indicates that a person is…

a. unstable
b. having serious problems
c. low on confidence
d. having no discipline

Literature: 14 marks

Q2. Read The extracts and answer the questions that follow: 1x8=8

A) When I passed the town hall there was a crowd in front of the bulletin-board.
For the last two years all our bad news had come from there — the lost battles, the
draft, the orders of the commanding officer — and I thought to myself, without
stopping, “What can be the matter now?”

1.Why was there a crowd in front of the bulletin board?

a. Due to bad news
b. Due to order from Berlin
c. Due to introduction of new language
d. All of the above

2.Name the author of this chapter.

a. Stephen Spender
b. Alphonse Daudet
c. John Updike
d. None of the above

3.Why didn‘t Franz stop at the bulletin board?

a. He was late for school
b. He was not interested
c. He saw M.Hamel
d. He was afraid

4. What is the synonym of the word directives in the above extract?

a. Commanding
b. Orders
c. Draft
d. None of the above

B) „„All those who are born will one day have to die. We don‟t need your
predictions to know that. There would be some sense in it if you could tell us the
manner of that death,‟‟

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 1. Which issue is the story, ‗The Tiger King‘ a satire on?

a. On people
b. On animals
c. on birds
d. On the false pride, ego and stubbornness of the powerful people

2. What did the king utter to the prediction made?

a. Let Tigers Watch

b. Let Tigers Beware
c. Let Tigers Be Careful
d. None

3.Who is the speaker of the above lines?

a. Duriasani
b. Astrologer
c. Royal Infant
d. Kalki

4. Who is the writer of the story?

a. Kalki
a. Asokamitran
b. Kamla Das
c. Duraisani

Q3 Refer to the lines to answer questions based on the given extract. 1x4=4

I looked again at her, wan, pale

as a late winter‘s moon and felt that old
familiar ache, my childhood‘s fear,
but all I said was see you soon, Amma,
all I did was smile and smile and smile

1. What is the poetic device used in the 2nd line?

a. Metaphor
b. Simile
c. Personification
d. None of the above

2. What was the poet‘s childhood fear?

a. Fear of dying
b. Fear of her parents
c. Fear of losing her mother

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 d. All the above

3. Where was the poet?

a. At the railway station
b. At the airport
c. In her mother‘s house
d. In the car

4. The smile was there to.

a. Hide the poet‘s tears
b. Show her strength
c. Show her happiness
d. None of the above

Q4 Choose the correct option. 1x2=2

1. What did the letter state?

a. That everything is okay
b. that Sam is joining them
c. Third level does exist and Charlie was advised to keep looking at this
worth seeing place
d. None

2. What are the poetic devices used in the poem, ‗An elementary school
classroom in a slum‘?

a. Alliteration And Simile

b. Metaphor And Imagery
c. Synecdoche, And Irony
d. All Of These

PART B - 26 MARKS

Writing Section: 8 Marks

Q5 As an educated citizen, you are pained to see the physical health of youngsters 3
deteriorating because of an unhealthy lifestyle. Draft a poster reflecting your concern.(50
words)

Q6 Apart from newspapers, 24 – hour news channels on TV are a major source of 5

information for the common man. These channels are full of advertisements. Write a
letter to the editor of a national newspaper urging the news channels to create a healthy
balance between news and commercials. You are John/Elizabeth from 18, Civil Lines,
Meerut.(120-150 words)

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 Literature Section: 18 Marks

Q7 Answer the following in about 30 to 40 words each: 2x2=4

1. The walls of the classroom are decorated with the pictures of ‗Shakespeare‘,
‗buildings with domes‘, ‗world maps‘ and beautiful valleys. How do these
contrast with the world of these children?

2. What realization and changes came over little Franz after he heard M.Hamel‘s
announcement?

Q8 Answer of the following in about 30 to 40 words each: 2x2=4

1. What convinced Charley that he had reached the third level at Grand Central
Station and not the second level?

2. When did the Tiger King stand in danger of losing his kingdom?

Q9 The grinding poverty and traditions condemn the small children of Seemapuri to live a 5
miserable life of exploitation. What lesson do we learn from Mukesh‘s example who
decides to forgo the profession of his forefathers to become a motor mechanic?

Q10 The story, ‗The Tiger king‘ is a satire on the conceit of those in power. Discuss. 5

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